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HI. tv Sit fit I' . y .. . .A U DAILY EAST OREGON I AINt ttxuut mn , , A li .tssaMeaiaaaassaaaaaaasssaaaaas (... t i i u .1 . 1.. ji.t.it .. I . 5. rti a i r n r ,,v . " lh i it: I ll 1 1 III Hl.tldi n ltiftn unm nr mnnnv nmnnr I " wo J , - - II s:."7Siia D .i I . S ABIGAIL JANE'S I S VALENTINE S 0 Br Frank S. ChUwick 0 0 Copyright, 19H, Hy the S. R, McClurw Company " . vi? v.' W W wr & & Wf w W- 3 0 Even though similarly troubled mutt have different clae. Spectacles flttteri to any Indi vidual will only unit hltn or her, therefore a thorough tt-bt Is nece! wrv in everv ne. Jlv optical ! id -i parlor is equipped with every lu J, ' Btmruent nece-fary to make an ,i a ainomieiv accuraie exai.iin iiou. ! -'J. TI . .1 ..1.. , will permit. GLENN WINSLOW Jeweler and Optician Post Office Block MAKE YOUR MARK IN THE WORLD Don't be salaried to move along in the same old way for low wages. We can help you carve out a succrsrful career. Thousands have increased their salaries by followlnc our plan. We can train you in spare time aud at small eet for any of the following position : Xlectintfcnl. Electrlcnt. Htem, rr Clx-il Enclnevr, IZleclrlcliin. jn'ryor. Architect. X-rft-tuon. Hookk-eper. steno(rr-,ph-er, Teacher, fSUow Card Writer Window DrcHtter, or Ad, Writer CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS Sox 799 SCR ANTON, PA. Or call on our local represenia Use, T IP. Bracking, 127 Leettrctt Pendltion, Ore. Be Carnation Carratlon Extraeti Sre Extract Good Call Pure For ' Peerless Mushes When I Carnation YotI Carnation Go Extraeu are to are Strong Your wholesome Grocery And his Lcarty laa?h fairly shook the windows. "Wonder If old Miss Thomp klns pot one. Like n not the married women got 'em too. This Is n great Joko. nil. AlilgnllS" She had dropped wearily Into her small rocker. She hardly heard what hi said. "I-1 thonsht perhaps It might have been Just for" Silas Hopkins wheeled round ruddrn i. and Htnred lit her. Two tears rolled down the cheeks now pale nr.d ilrawn IiioUIl;. Ho frowned, not nt the tears, but nt his own thoughtlessness. ni yes were suddenly oioned. The com pisccuce. the careless habit of years, fell from h!m In tlie twinkling of an eye. Ahlcall Jane. wlnUlrg back other trars, almost sprang to her feet, for SI wn actually kneeling ticslde her. "Ablpill June.' be whispered huski ly, "you'd n right to one nil by your rel. I thought you knew nil nlons thst T -"i you" "Oh. yes I knew It, SI, but I sorter wished" And tlilr time the tears gleamed like diamonds on rose colored cheeks. "nenry Howell." exclaimed that worthy's wife ns she laid down her mending. "I've Just cot to run over nr.' see Abigail Jane. Somethln tells 3e this Is the crisis of that girl's, life." "Well, lie careful yon don't slip. It's frecr.ln' tonight." answered her hus band, settling back In hl cl'alr. Mrs. Howell's Imperative knock nt her sister's front door was answered by SI 'Hopkins. "Come right In. Sister Prudence!" he o.trlntmed, shaking her hand warmly. "You're Just in time to settle this dis pute. We re gnin' to Ih married next Wednesday a week, an" Abigail Jane j insists the ceremony's got to take place ! at your house, with Henry to give i away the bride. Iieln' ns she has no fa ther. Now, I want the weddln' here, where I've courted her two nights a week for sixteen years." He was car rying everything before him, nnd Mrs. Howell nodded her head n vlianlcnlly. "Abigail Jane declares the has a sight of sewin' to do. an' she' not to be wor ried -with cookin' the weddin' supper. LouIfc can see to that An' ! wish you'd go down to Sprlngtield next week an' pick out new furniture for the slttln' room an' mother's old room over to my hotne. I nln't bought a .nn- tiling- cli.iui M.,t ,lla n-flPA mo-Y-!l! ; such words from 111- lips or to walk i off ftn. lp tOQ shn,lby for uown me street wuu uer m.h... ..u..u , mj. AV)!;:alI janc snuggieu against ui uis jIr). i0vt,j r.nsped I the milliner's apprentice, did with the j s, IInpklnSt ;ou-re slow nbmlt I butcher's boy. j niovn. mt when yoc get started I ! "How yon do take on. I rudencc. , mJst sav voun, n W01lder Tllen hcr I she protested. "I ain't beholden to any i f on tll nimtn!rrnni, ..t rnt . l to marry me. m toiuiunauij .f ,ru. .... ,nnii.,. n If a man come to see me Wcdncs- I 4ay on' Saturday evenln's for sixteen rears an' then" rrudeuce Howell i head bobbed vigorously, setting every Individual curl In motion. "Well, I'd Just like to see one of 'cm try it!" "SI ain't mennln' no harm," put In Abigail Jnne gently. "He's Just sorter ilov. ; that's nil." "Sorter slow!" retorted Mrs. Howell. "Well, he's kept off every other man for the liest part of your life, an' It's his bounden duty to marry you. He loves you, an' you love him." A faint pink tint crept Into Abigail Jnne's fnce at hcr sister's plain speak ing. When Silas Hopkins had lirst i courted her. n eharmtnc girl of eight een, bis lioylsh compliments had brought n warm glow to her face, but the blood courses more slowly at thirty-four. Si had always meant to marry ner. but somehow he had never told her so. He wns a complacent, prosaic fellow. Plrst he had lost hlsfatheraud had been forced to look nfter the big farm and the family. Then there had lcen bis brother John to send through college, snrt Louise's wedding dowry nnd til ings to arrange for, and his mother tc eml to the hospital In the distant city for an ol"ratlon. After awhile, when all these duties were fulfilled, he would have time to settle down and marry. He had never thought of such a trag edy as Abigail Jane's wearying of long waiting. He had always found her nlone Wednesday and Saturday nights, sympathetic In his difficulties, rejoic ing In his small successes. Yes, Abi gail Jane was the very woman for him to marry some day when he had time. And of course Abigail Jane must un derstand nil this; she was such a sen sible little woman. It never ilawned uixra him that she would like to hear OSCAR OF KING IS SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE TODAY. Occasion is Made a National Holl. day Sweden's Ruler Has Recov. ercd From Long and Severe III. ness Queen Sophia Has a Record for Her Charitable Deeds. Stockholm. Jan. :l Mug Oscar is seventy-five years old today and all Sweden and Norway has Joined In congratulating him on the anniver sary. It Is a gala i.ay in Stockholm aud everyone Is observing the holi day. The city and harbor are gaily decorated, and during the forenoon the usual salutes were tired. In the messages of congratu lation thnt poured In upon the King ever" royal family in tsurope wun her husband's birthday by dlstrlbu. I ting a large sum of money among ' the poor and needy. Tho qiman, In fact, devotes nenrly her entire, I tlmo now to charitable nnd roil. I gious work. Hcr most cherished : occupation is to alleviate distress, nnd being strongly impressed by re ligion, she Is vividly Interested by the religious movements; of hor time. She has been much Im pressed with tho work of tho Salva tion Army and Is understood to hnve contributed liberally to Its financial support More than one chnrntlblo Institu tion has been founded through tho Initiative of the queen, nhovo all the "Soflahemmet," or Sophia House, In Stockholm. She has on many oc casions started the Idea of Important works of charity for Instance, when she formed and carried out the plan of the great fancy fair In Christiaiila for tho benefit of tho families of the wrecked fishermen from Flnmarken. What's In a Name? Everything Is In tho namo when It .....H,......,,w1 Thlo ! inn cu-tipuun m-.M"'- "" ,, m WItnh ttnrel S.ilvo. R n. evening the king gives n nnnnuoi at " A" " (ll8COv;re,i the unlace to the fore pn ministers, i 111 a icngo uiscocreu 11 ' , , ,,,..,. i some years ago how to make a salvo King Oscar has almost complete w,ch Hnle, that ,g ft speclnc recovered from the pro tracted 111- p,efc Kor 1Um,( ,)U,c(1Iag ltch. ness from which he hns been surrer protruding Piles, eczema. Ing for the last two , y,xr "ch lmnl's, l)nlses and all skin dis caused him to reUre ten,, oraril ; DoWUfs Salve has no equal. .mC Tn nertart of trovrf This has given rise to numerous aP f reation'Ts "va'stfy tiprd his health. Many who have seen Uts-the genuine. Sold h Tall- him recently remark thnt no man of man & Co. his years bears his age better. 1 Queen Sophia, who does not at- S G Williams, of naker City, the tend balls otnras or other festivities first superintendent of the Bonanza on account of ill health celo-.-n ' mine, is dead, aged C7. Slinn. ui-r..:' mv i Building... i m -naterial i Bring Your Bill toUsar Get Our Figures, 5 Craw1 Ibrhnr -.-i" 11UI li I till III Walter's Flouring Mills Capacity, 150 barrelt a 4 Flour exchanged for CTfi...- urn . . i 1 ""VWl Tut etc. iilviava n i ixiivuiiiuiiMii I'lWTfieAii, r.. .- By 0.1 and Sweet Spirits of Edst- " i ruuirum. Save Money On Your Meat Bill Being a stock raiser on Birch creek I do not have to buy in ferior cattle, but have prime stock of my own raising for the block. Yon will get better meat and more of it for less money at my shop than any where else in town. S. Warner, Prop. NEW MILARKEY BLDG. West. Court. Street Phone Main mi TB E QUXZN nOTKL. Clean cosxoruble room from 35 enUnp. Newly roniiiuad throughout. Qneen Chop Uooae la connection. Meali at all hoori. Onlj while help eta ptojed. GlTens a trial, v prompt, reliable; service A. J. BEAN HAULING OF AIL KINDS Goej takes iMetfof can at, Lean arden at ramie Main lzn. II Till TheDI MrRlon,7 Hp mLillUnuetoi Irate lur 1 akin A Ihmi i DR. LIEBIO STAFF ' BpecifcUata for men, eon i cure all enronic. nri- i aarroaa allmimia. 1hdoi.iim ! akin rtlanaiaa rhntnallin ui.nh te. Dr. A. C STODturr. rh. O.. tor it nan ndtoal dlreeVir. 74 sixth tlmt. rorUaoil, Otxon ; ill Yetler Waj, Deattle, Waan. Call or write. Oil u4 Sweet Spirits of Eden Are goaxantced to cure any case of Rhen fitiim Money hack if they fall. A Ckeaaetsl aVaoAge. for i man to marry i fixed. Me an' SI is gcnxl friends, an' ! he likes to come here of eveuln's. I j nln't cxpcctln' " The words choked i In hcr throat. I A wave of pity swept over Mrs. How j elL She was sorry she had laid bare the wound: but. n happy matron her ! pelf, she chafed at her sister's loncll I ness. ! "Well, it's Valentine's day, Abigail i Jane, an' perhaps he'll send you some thin' by mall. Maybe he can't put his ' feeI!n"K into words ns easy as my Hen ' ry could. Would you mind lookin' In my box while you're at the jiostouice?" Ten minutes later Miss Abigail Jane, with her grandmother's china silk . shawl folded over her shoulders, walk ed down the quiet street to the post- office. It was her daily custom, ' whether she expected mail or not. On i - Friday there tvould lie the county pa-' t ' per In" hcr box and on the 2d aud ICth I of each month The Advocate and Fe- j maie uuaruian. This morning she caught sight of a square envelope In the box. and her heart beat wildly ns she approached ' the jiostmaster's window, i "Here you are." he exclaimed cheer , lly "two letters for Mrs. Howell and i one for you. Must be a valentine." And be grinned broadly at the Joke ' which had done service with every ap- plicant at the window that morning. A valentine! The word found an i echo in ber heart. She clasped the precious missive to her breast and hur ried homeward. "Honest?" cried ber sister as Abigail Jane stopped with the Howell mail. "He sent you a valentine? Well, I didn't suppose he bad the nerve, l'on might stop here an' open it" But Abigail Jane snook her bead and fluttered away to her own cottage. No one should share this sacred moment with ber. Nervously she tore off the wrappings and with a cry of Joy held a photograph of SI at arm's length. Then but never mind; women have done such things ever since the day of the first daguerreotype. Once she turned it over and was pas tied by the printing on the back: Join our photograph crab before It la too late and ret a dozen Ilka tale tor CM. UNTON, Um Photographer. When Bl came that rvenlnc she looked ber daintiest, with soft lace at her throat and a rose from the sooth window tucked in ber brown hair. If 81 noticed the little touches of finery, he said nothing. Abigail Jane was al fraya pretty in his eyes. Bnt be did notice the photograph, and bla eyes twinkled. "Hello! you got a cample too." The pretty pink flush died out of net cheeks. She clasped ber hands nerv ously. "l I don't understand what yon mean," she faltered. "Why, Louise has been worryin' the Mfe out of me to send her an' the kids my picture, an' Linton offered me a tecen free If I'd let blm use my name for advertlsln' hla business. I gness be thought If be could make me good lookin' he could get all the trade round here." "Then everybody in town got one?" The words came slowly. 81 was looking at the pbotogMsfe. leaning against a bus aeeuthell free the Caribbean sea. Ten, a sort of cosikt Taientlaa." of 'em, too, by tonight's mall." SI covered the unfortunate remark adroitly. "You'll get a better one soon. Abi gail Jane an' I nre goln' to sit for Lin- l ton In nil our weddln' finery. An' now hadn't I better help you over home! It's slippery." "Well, well. SI, you have found your tongue nt last! It's the first time I've been unwelcome tln my own sister's house." And with n laugh thnt belled hej sharp words Mrs. nowell kissed tl: glowing face of. Abigail Jane and bur tied home. Gray Horse W nted. James O. Reeves Company want one work horse; same must be gray. The Colombia Lodcinc House Well ventilated, neat and comfortable rooms, good beds. Bar in connection where best goods are served. Main Street, center of block, between Aha and Webb Streets. F. X Schempp Proprietor GOOD DRY WOOD All Kinds I have good sound wood which is delivered at reasonable prices For Cash. W. C. MINN1S Leave orders at Neuman's Cigar Store. MIESCKE'S MEAT MARKET Will meet the lowest prices quoted by anyone on meats. You always GET GOOD MEAT when Mlescke Oils your order. 316 COURT ST. Don't miss the Jilaoe, EAST OREGONIAN UNKNOWN NUMBER GUESSING CONTEST Every Subscriber to Have an Oppor tunity to Guess on a $100 Rubber Tired Buggy As an Expression of Our Good Will Toward our Subscribers and to Increase our Sub scription List We Will Give Away, Absolutely Free, a Cushion-Tire now on Exhibition in the Show Window of the A. Kunkel & Co. Implement House, Two Doors South of the East Oregonian Building. The East Oregonian has purchased ' Kader, the furniture man, E. T. 1 formed by putting together J' from the A. Knnkle tmnlempnt Pn Wade, the real estate dealer. G. A. ! numbers In the order as B"'". a $100 cushion tire buggy. It Is a, Kobbins, proprietor of the Owl Tea j two, three, on the envelopes n u... -.i. ' ,.,ii .i. i !, nro rnnta ncd. The w beauty, strong, scrvlcabie and well 1 and A, Kunkel( tbe lmpiement man. number will not , i-or each year s subscription1 Ten numbers from one to naught j the gucsBing con.i wit 8 Weekly at J1.50 or for every cut from a calendar. These ' henre no one will J? V ' be until h is jjuuui-v finished to the similar amount natd on the dally or i numbers were scaled up In 10 differ- semi-weekly the subscriber Is cntlt- j ent envelopes by tbe committee. Tbe led to one guess at an unknown nuin-' 10 envelopes were placed In a bat ber of three figures, that will be i and thoroughly shuffled and shaken, placed In a sealed envelope. This Is ' Three members of the committee not a drawing, lottery, or gift enter-1 'hen took out one envelope each, prise of any kind. How to Participate. Each receipt for $1.50 for the Dally, Weekly or Scml-wcekly East Oregon ian, to any address, the person to whom the receipt Is issued, will be given an opportunity, absolutely with out cost, to have a guess at the un known number, and the person or persons guessing nearest that number will receive as a present and without any compensation whatever, and merely as an expression of good will on the part of the East Oregonian toward its subscribers, the $100 cushion tired buggy advertised in this paper and on exhibition at A Kunkel & Co'a. Implement bouse two doors south of the East Oregonian building. For each $1.60 paid tbe holder of the receipt will have an opportunity of making one guess. For example if you send $1.60 for one year's sub scription the Weekly or $2.00 for one year's subscription to the Semi weekly yon are entitled to one guess. If you pay $6.00 for one year's sub scription by mall to the Dally you will get three guesses. If you pay $7.60 for one year's subscription to the Daily delivered by carrier yoo will got 15 vo guesses, or if you pay $3.76 for six months of the Daily by carrier you are entitled to two guess es. No commission is allowed to any gent or solicitor for secaring sub scribers under this offer, and the person so subscribing does it with the understanding that the Eait Oregonian is accepted as payment in full for the money paid. Unknown Number How Prepared. .Monday, January 18, the following committee of bualnoss men met at the office of "aat Oregonian and formed the unknown camber that will get the $100 rubber-tired buggy. The committee consisted of M A. which were marked one, two, three, in the order In which they were taken out. These tsree envelopes were then placed in a larger envelope and scal ed and a wax seal placed on the flap and delivered to the chairman of tbe committee, M, A, Rader to keep un til tbe day the buggy will be drawn. The remaining seven envelopes con taining the other numbers were then burned In the presence of the com mittee, thus insuring an absolutely unknown cumber. Each and every one of the commit too was thoroughly satisfied with tbe absolute fairness of the method of selecting the unknown number, and signed tbe following statement: "JVe. the nndoralgned, were pres ent at tbe East Oregonian office Mon day afternoon, January tbe 18th, and assisted in forming tbe unknown number according to the plan pub lished, to be UBed In the East Ore gonian guessing contest, "Under the rules of forming the number. It Is Impossible for anyone, not even the members .of this com mittee, the publishers of the East Oregonian, or anyone else to know what the number is. (Signed.) E. T. WADE, A. KUNKEL, M. A. RADER, GLENN WINSLOW, G. A. ROBBINS." Upon the day when the nTlope Is to be opened and the buggy award ed to the person guessing nearest to the number, the numbers will he as sembled in the order in which the envelopes are marked. It may be as low a number as 012 or as high as 987. As a matter of course, It must be three different figures, as no fig ure was used twice. Somebody will get a splendid $100 present whon the 976 receipts have boea given out. The unknown cumbers will be iiti rnmnetittoa The number of receipt ' "7to this contest will ltaH number cf guesnes """lva j range of the number, belt and 887. as the QDkM' tf must be composed of a K" w those limits. The B0J!. cannot be less than 01J 987, , . urf. To be a perfectly mateguesslns f'Jt i Awari nt most W 108 rL.3..ii. unknown. TWrtV no etiance w mtr vnn. the number vu " insure that result erfi The receipts for tpst will be noml,fW,jirikr' . 1.1. m nr " - - M rT A wire" celpts are an test will W M tViA BBSS' nn encoring recl!L'. person w''rf his guess on "jftl ,n ink or Jaaeiiw-r .mr.- one guess u" "T 0e W . aniline- the BStoe in oiS box proriflw - -v tmr ofnee tor j--: r.jw j- out of W711?m?Z their guw TZ send the toaft ZiV plainly LJmS20 Guessing yorW T5fl .. .ltd in the FlwAe "r.w xrr win im. in tn all TnO nJC'i"" .InM IB - a is .w I n iv-- . ma r asl met "(! drw S tatf rlw which wm s ;-,